Bedfordale Roll of Honour
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| Monument Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bedfordale Roll of Honour |
| Location | Originally hung in the Bedfordale Hall, Admiral Road, Bedfordale |
| Dedication Date | 24th May 1916 |
Bedfordale Roll of Honour commemorates those from Bedfordale who served in World War One.
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History
In October 1915, it was reported that seventeen men from the Bedfordale community volunteered to serve in WWI;
Mr. A. V. Cross (president of the local Agricultural Society) eulogised the patriotic spirit which had prompted them to take up arms in the common cause, and mentioned that a total of 17 Bedfordale boys had enlisted. Of these, eight had already gone to the front, viz: — R. Salter (wounded), L. Livermore (wounded), F. Plant (wounded), J. Winning (killed), D. Winning, R. Smith, S. Champion, and W. Butcher; whilst the later contingent, whom they were now entertaining, were A. J. Egan, F. Waters, F. Ryniker, F. Dowell, A. Symons, W. Stevens, V. Chandler, W. Kerridge, R. Champion. Mr. Cross also made sympathetic reference to the death of Mr. James Winning (late secretary of the society), who was recently killed at the Dardanelles [1]
The Roll of Honour Board was donated by John Thomas Smith, JP, of Bedfordale, who owned Roscrea orchard which was adjacent to the Butcher family property in Wungong. Mr Smith's son was John Harold Rupert Smith who was serving in the AIF at the time. The Roll of Honour was unveiled at the Bedfordale Agricultural and Horticultural Society’s Empire Day celebrations 24th May 1916, by local pioneer J Ottaway
… to commemorate the brave lads who have joined the A.I.F. from Bedfordale … placed there to commemorate the action of those brave men who volunteered for duty in the defence of the Empire ... proud of what Bedfordale had done in the matter of answering the call for volunteers for the defense of the Empire. They owed a debt of gratitude to the patriotism of Mr Smith in donating the handsome Roll of Honour board. Mr Smith also had-a son at the Front.[2]
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Monument Details
Title
1919
They whom this monument commemorates
are numbered among those who at the call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced danger, and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self sacrifice.
Giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom.
Let those who come after see to it that their names be not forgotten.
1914
T. Culberton, A. Nock.
- Robert Melville Salter
- Edgar Leslie Livermore
- James Winning
- Douglas Campbell Wills Winning
- John Harold Rupert Smith
- Stanley Joseph Callow Champion
- William Edward Butcher MM RMG MiD
- Thomas William Dowell
- Albert John Egan MiD
- Francis Henry Ryniker
- Frank Erle Waters
- Clarence Roy Champion (listed as R Champion)
- Thomas Brown Mack
- Victor Norman Chandler MM
- Arthur William Symonds (listed as A.Simons)
- William Dobson Stevens
- Hugh Gibson Winning
- Frank William Dowell
- Ralph Trotter
- John Macarthur Livingston
- Charles Henry Robinson
- Norman Leslie Skewes
- John Alexander Trotter
- Thomas Hughie Culbertson
- Albert Nock
References
- ↑ "Bedfordale Jottings.". Harvey Chronicle. I, (4). Western Australia. 1 October 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Empire Day at Bedforddale. UNVEILING HONOUR ROLL". South Western Advertiser. VI, (285). Western Australia. 2 June 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.